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Recycling CLIMBING SHOES

Upgrading from an old pair of shoes can feel both needed and a wasteful experience.

In many ways, climbing shoes are vastly different from walking shoes simply because they need to fit tightly and wear like no other shoe. Replacing climbing shoes can be as frequent as replacing your socks, but what do you do with the old ones?

We sat down with Leo at Climbing Anchors to chat about a new recycling initiative and answer questions that the community had!

I love my shoes. I find a pair and stick to it. I’d resole them until they can no longer be resoled or somehow grown too tight for my liking and it’ll get

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